The hyperbole from the chairman of the SPF could wreck whatever case the police have for special treatment, says Alan Cochrane.

* Labour members of the Metropolitan Police Authority forego 2.6 per cent rise in their allowances. * Politicians of other parties urged to show same restraint. * Contrast with Conservative-run London Fire Authority pay rises. Labour members of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) have today written to the authority's chief executive Catharine Crawford to reject a 2.6 per cent increase in ...

Last week, I super-glued myself to the Royal Bank of Scotland. It was the same branch that I walked past every day for the five years I lived in Edinburgh. The police station where I spent the night was the very same that I once lived opposite. If people are alarmed at the Royal Bank of Scotland’s investments, then perhaps it is the bank that should stand trial in Edinburgh rather than us cl...

Police are preparing to shed almost 3,000 officers and SNP ministers to scrap the council tax freeze because of the looming crisis in public spending, it has been claimed.

Interesting figures from the Met Police: Tamil Ceasefire protests – estimated total policing cost of £12.8m G20 Summit – estimated total policing cost of £7.4m Notting Hill Carnival – estimated total policing cost of £6.6m Summer Climate Camp – estimated total policing cost of £2.3m Some of those seem pretty good value for money such

Activists have demanded an apology from police today after suggestions protesters were responsible for what appeared to be an oil spill on a busy road.

EMERGENCY guidelines on the rights of police suspects to have a solicitor present during an initial interview have been updated to stop them conflicting with the Scottish soli

POLICE are to urge justice minister Kenny MacAskill to ringfence their budgets and protect them from savage cuts - or prepare for a rise in serious crime.

The English Defence League (EDL) held a “static protest” in Bradford yesterday which was typically marred by violence. The original plan was for the EDL to hold a march through Bradford but the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, Sir Norman Bettison, successfully got the Home Secretary, Theresa May, to ban any protest marches in

by Nick Lowles of Searchlight Ok, I’m going to try to sum up today. It’s been both frustrating but pleasing. It was frustrating because 800-1,000 EDL came into Bradford acted appallingly and largely got away with it. They chanted disgusting anti-Muslim abuse, threw bottles and other missiles whenever they could, repeatedly attacked the police lines and then,